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SKILL TREE SPOTLIGHT – THE GUNSLINGER

Do you have the skill to fill the boots of the Gunslinger?

16th October 2012

Welcome back to our closer look at each of Heroes of Ruin’s playable character’s skill trees, showing you how every additional experience point you invest in each skill improves that ability as well as the XP you’ll need to unlock a new level for each skill.

This week, we’re shining a light on the cunning Gunslinger. A former criminal turned wandering nomad, the Gunslinger’s every action is plagued by the massive monetary debt he must repay. He seeks riches and takes on the mission to save the Lord Ataraxis hoping to find a way to repay his debt.

The Gunslinger excels at ranged combat. He has ways to ensure range is kept, and ways to regain it when lost. He is fast, accurate and deadly, using a wide array of ranged weapons. He excels at the use of all firearms but also brings to bear explosive incendiaries and ricocheting throwing knives to bring down his foes.

Another specialty of the Gunslinger is to reduce the effectiveness of the enemies he targets with his deadly arsenal, using wily tricks in conjunction with focused gunfire to deal death from afar. Hailstorms of bullets, home-made explosives, and well-placed shots go a long way towards weakening and taking the fight out of his opponents.

How will you choose to level-up your devious mercenary and what effect does each skill point have? Read on to find out.

SABOTEUR SKILL TREE

Blaze Wave

Unlocks: 1, 6, 12, 18

Blaze Wave shoots a volley of shots in an arc, with a chance to light enemies on fire.

• Additional Ranks increase Flames damage

Bolas

Unlocks: 3, 7, 13, 19

Bolas allows you to throw a whirling cord. It slows an enemy, with a chance to stun them that gets more likely the longer you charge the attack.

• Additional Ranks increase damage and durations

Adrenaline Rush

Unlocks: 5, 9, 15, 21 Requires: Blaze Wave

Adrenaline Rush boosts your energy regen and your speed. At max rank, it does the same for nearby party members.

• Additional Ranks increase duration and enhance buffs

Crowd Stopper

Unlocks: 9, 13, 19, 25 Requires: Bolas

Crowd Stopper throws a homemade explosive at your feet, stunning nearby enemies and giving you a quick boost of speed.

• Additional Ranks increase damage and durations

Armor Piercing Ammo

Unlocks: 12, 16, 22, 27 Requires: Adrenaline Rush, Crowd Stopper

Armor Piercing Ammo allows your shots to pierce targets. At max rank, it confers the same benefit to nearby party members.

• Additional Ranks increase duration

WILDCARD SKILL TREE

Fortune’s Favor

Unlocks: 2, 7, 13, 19

Fortune's Favor allows you to regenerate health whenever you find gold. At max rank, it does the same for nearby party members.

• Additional Ranks increase duration and enhances Health gain

Luck of the Draw

Unlocks: 3, 8, 14, 20

Luck of the Draw gives you a chance to apply a random status effect to a target on hit. At max rank, nearby party members can do likewise.

• Additional Ranks increase duration and debuff chance

Rupture Blade

Unlocks: 1, 6, 12, 19 Requires: Fortune’s Favor

Rupture Blade is a ricocheting projectile that wounds enemies that it slices, dealing damage over time.

• Additional Ranks increase wound damage, blade speed and duration

Shrapnel

Unlocks: 8, 12, 18, 24 Requires: Luck of the Draw

Shrapnel makes all of your bullet attacks use explosive ammo, causing damage in a small area when it hits.

• Additional ranks increase damage bonus

Escape Artist

Unlocks: 14, 18, 24, 28 Requires: Rupture Blade, Shrapnel

Escape Artist reduces the duration of restrictive status effects against you, and reduces the energy cost of Explosive Retreat.

... the gunslinger wouldd be the middle class for the gamenot too strongnot too weaknot too fastnot too complexyou get what im saying?but my gs is lvl 28 traveling bounty hunter/ salesman SHADEbut i do wish there were more skills

The Gunsligner is REALLY useful, it saved my ass many times against the shadow reaper, wich allways kill someone in one hit, ans also really useful against the final boss. Ranged in this game is rlly FTW!